Medical Minute: Body Dysmorphic Disorder BDD

Last night a friend sent this photo of blogger Necole Bitchie with the caption “She is getting bleach happy.”

Because the friend didn’t identify the females in the photo, I had no idea the female on the left was Necole.

The last time we explored the issue of Necole’s low self-esteem was in this post dated January 2009. As you can see, Necole’s bleaching has gotten progressively worse. She is lighter than the LSLH chick pictured on the right.

BDD is a chronic mental illness in which the individual obsesses about perceived flaws in their general appearance. The late Michael Jackson may have suffered from BDD, as did Jocelyn Wildenstein, aka cat woman.

People who have BDD seek out sympathetic doctors to perform numerous cosmetic surgeries a year. Their obsessions disrupts their daily lives and affects their interpersonal relationships with others. They are constantly in the mirror critiquing their appearance.

Causes

There is no known cause for BDD. Some doctors believe the disorder may be caused by genetic or environmental factors, such as childhood experiences or pressure from cultural standards of beauty. The risk of having BDD increases if a family member already suffers from it. Having other undiagnosed mental disorders, such as narcissism, is also a factor.

Diagnosis

A psychological exam is required to diagnose BDD. According to the world renowned Mayo Clinic, it can be difficult to diagnose the disorder if other mental disorders overlap, such as an eating disorder or obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Symptoms

One of the symptoms of BDD is a reluctance to appear in photos. We know that varies because Michael Jackson and Jocelyn Wildenstein loved to have their pictures taken.

Other symptoms include:

Preoccupation with physical appearance

Frequent examination of yourself in the mirror

Strong belief that you have an abnormality or defect in your appearance that makes you ugly

The need to seek reassurance about your appearance from others

Frequent cosmetic procedures with little satisfaction

Excessive grooming or excessive exercise in an unsuccessful effort to improve the flaw

Treatment

Treatment of BDD can be difficult if the individual refuses to acknowledge they have a problem. Treatment plans include cognitive behavioral therapy and medications for depression and anxiety.

Talk to your doctor or therapist to determine which type of therapy is best for you.

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That can’t be her…that girl looks tall and her face is oval/long.
Necole is short isn’t she? And look at the chin. She would have had to be dipped in Clorox repeatedly AND have an affliction of vitiligo to be that light.

I don’t believe.

luVn_liFe…

scrolled back up, ARE U sure tHats the same lady?
Her features look dif too

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inYx0G9syU8 KayCeiSoul

Excessive grooming in an unsuccessful effort to improve the flaw

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Does this mean I got it, because I stay cutting off my widow’s peak and pressing my edges.

MisTaken :cell: The Black Mamba

No Spoilers from me*
_____________________ If one person here, in person or on social media spoils the best man for me I am going to I swear people can’t hold ish these days! What do you get out of stealing my joy?? WHO HURT YOU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inYx0G9syU8 KayCeiSoul

MisTaken The Black Mamba says:

No Spoilers from me*
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If one person here, in person or on social media spoils the best man for me I am going to I swear people can’t hold ish these days! What do you get out of stealing my joy?? WHO HURT YOU

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Hurr’up and take yo’self to the pic-cha show Taken!!!!
We ain’got all day to wait for folks to see it nah. This needs to be discussed Sugahlamb. But again – I will NOT spoil it.

That can’t be her…that girl looks tall and her face is oval/long.
Necole is short isn’t she? And look at the chin. She would have had to be dipped in Clorox repeatedly AND have an affliction of vitiligo to be that light.
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I’m rooting for Sandra if I had to choose a side, Ion like Necole site,,,, she kiss way to much azz

MisTaken :cell: The Black Mamba

YOU HAVE ONE WEEK.
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Thanks I plan on seeing it this weekend or else I will slap myself. The problem is I have to get someone to watch the 3 kids so me and the hubby can go together. The two people we would normally have watch were either out of town or in the middle of something

lexdiamonz

DIDN’T she win blogger of the year or something …

http://sandrarose.com Sandra Rose

The first time I saw the photo I thought that was Rihanna on the left.

ArabianNights

Really…..so nobody is going to think like a rational person and notice that the entire picture looks washed out due to flash. Even the black top barely looks black. It’s oh so easy to tear someone down in the face of success. Though I only know of her by what she posts on her blog about her life story, I think is a wonderful girl who has come a long way.

I swear I tried to ride for K, bur she so ANGRY. And looks like her extra large giblet is angry too
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I tried to ride for her to. Specially on account of the shield (sorority) but she will not comply But you saying her thang thang is angry to is not helping. You think it’s mad cause it’s hot down there? Restrictive? Can’t breathe?

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Her burnt pocket is angry because it was broken, been ran through…uh oh… where my tambourine…I feel a song coming on….

*Vickie Winan’s voice*

K Burnt pocket

Been lied on, cheated, talked about, mistreated, been used, scorned, talked about sore as bone,
Been up, down, almost to the ground…

But! Long as it got King Jesus! Long as it got King Jesus!
LOOOOOOOONG! Don’t need nobody else!!

It’s been lied on…lied on…lied on…lied on…
Talked about
Lied on…

http://sandrarose.com Sandra Rose

lexdiamonz says:

DIDN’T she win blogger of the year or something …
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Sandrarose.com was named one of the Top 10 Bloggers in the country by Newsweek magazine.

http://sandrarose.com Sandra Rose

KayCeiSoul says:

Excessive grooming in an unsuccessful effort to improve the flaw
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Does this mean I got it, because I stay cutting off my widow’s peak and pressing my edges.
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MisTaken The Black Mamba says:
I am staying out of the middle of this blog fight
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I’m rooting for Sandra if I had to choose a side, Ion like Necole site,,,, she kiss way to much azz

Rumor has it…Auntie gave Necole her start…hell auntie gave a lot of woman the courage to start blogging and becoming successful at it…IE Atlien and a few others…Necole is a goodie to shoe though..I hardly read her site but she’s definitely cool with a lot of the celebs that can’t take Auntie…Necole should be paying homage to our Auntie..

I really do think it’s a combo of camera flash and makeup. Now if her arms and the rest of her body was darker I would say she’s likely bleaching, but her skin tone looks even to me…
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When people do skin bleaching they bleach all over… I seen a interesting documentary about skin bleaching over seas a serious epidemic

http://sandrarose.com Sandra Rose

Matchsticks says:

I really do think it’s a combo of camera flash and makeup. Now if her arms and the rest of her body was darker I would say she’s likely bleaching, but her skin tone looks even to me…
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She bleached her entire body. Why would her arms be darker? She used to be brown skin. Do you all have amnesia?

http://santanasantana.wix.com/artist San ah make ya dance

I’ll never understand this kind of stuff. Never know whats going on with people

lovezoe

I like her story. She’s been through much adversity, but has a successful blog. Everybody got to brown nose to get ahead these days (hence the FOTB). I think it’s room in the blog world for everyone yo shine. I like this blog for the people more than anything. We’re all educated, over 21, and don’t be doing that first mess. I love y’all.

Welp, maybe she is…but I just think it would look less natural and more powdery/muted…but maybe she’s got some of that good good…

Ni ni

Necole didn’t stop at bleaching. She’s had other cosmetic procedures. by Sandra Rose…Dont know about the bleaching til I see her in person but her look has totally changed. Whatever makes you happy with yourself though.

FuturedocDonte

I see on this beautiful Monday morning

morning everybody

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inYx0G9syU8 KayCeiSoul

FAYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!

libra80sbaby

I’on like her site cause the chit so crowded lookin…chit takes forever to load and the comments section HERE is waaaay funnier. Yall azzes is stoopid!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inYx0G9syU8 KayCeiSoul

And bleaching accomplishes what?
Every black person’s features are NOT made to fit with lighter skin.
Folks be around here STUCK looking like Key & Peele when they do white face.

http://sandrarose.com Sandra Rose

lovezoe says:

I like her story. She’s been through much adversity, but has a successful blog. Everybody got to brown nose to get ahead these days (hence the FOTB).
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I don’t brown nose. And I don’t try to be a celebrity. She is known for kissing ass (and a few other body parts as well).

GAGIRL87

Jenie & Kaycei

GAGIRL87

My brother got saved tnis past Sunday you guys I’m so proud of him

missyJ

AIn’t got nuttin on her bleaching… but I do like SR better. SInce we are judging

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inYx0G9syU8 KayCeiSoul

GG!!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inYx0G9syU8 KayCeiSoul

GAGIRL87 says:

My brother got saved tnis past Sunday you guys I’m so proud of him

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*Sings Holy Is The Lamb*

Been singing hymns all morning! Hallelujah!

MsOnederful

Sandra rose is the only blog where the comment section is intimate them other sites…I just can’t.

Ty

Because the friend didn’t identify the females in the photo, I had no idea the female on the left was Necole.
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So u are going to act like u didn’t notice that 7-8 bags of dry azz Yaki

AIn’t got nuttin on her bleaching… but I do like SR better. SInce we are judging
by missyJ on Nov 18, 2013 at 9:52
————– at since we judging. You said dang it I’mma ride with the site I am on raht nah

GAGIRL87

Zoe

Kaycei how’s the baby boy? how old is he now?

Ty

Really…..so nobody is going to think like a rational person and notice that the entire picture looks washed out due to flash
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We don’t really care that much about Nicole and her 1989 Mercedes chile *waits on post to go left*

@ Taken I didn’t get to see it either Heard it almost beat out Thor though

He is good GG! Getting big, trying to stand up on his own. Running thangs. Him is 9 months

Just Looking

@ Denise aka TY

lexdiamonz

Sandrarose.com was named one of the Top 10 Bloggers in the country by Newsweek magazine.

YES GAWD AUNTY … YOUS in the BIGTIME … Her “clients” are NOT on our level hunty ….

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inYx0G9syU8 KayCeiSoul

GAGIRL87 says:

I know Kaycei I’m soooooo happy and overjoyed for him seriously

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That takes a burden off when you have siblings that aren’t saved make that step.
It can only get better from there. That’s taking care of the basics, and it means a lot when I see men do it, especially the young ones because this ol’ whurl got our men just ALLLL messed up.

Who Dat

So we not getting a RHOA post? Just a “light skin friend look like Michael Jackson” post?

Ok.

lovezoe

Just a “light skin friend look like Michael Jackson” post?

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Come back ole Ye

lovezoe

My sympathy is waning for Porsha. Throwing all this gay shade, yet you married and stayed married to him. THEN asked your lawyer to give a list so talk can stay together.

She got a Light Skinned Friend Look Like Michael Jackson,
She Got A Dark Skinned Friend Look Like Michael Jackson

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inYx0G9syU8 KayCeiSoul

lovezoe says:

My sympathy is waning for Porsha. Throwing all this gay shade, yet you married and stayed married to him.

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And she wonders why he is queening on her ass. She showed him that shady side of her, and he let her ass have it. That is what happened.
Freaky bish knew what she was dealing with and decided money over everything. Now this is a prime example of when gold digging goes terribly wrong.

That bish body is banging though. Did she get her grill fixed? I don’t remember her being cute the first time I saw her on RHOA. She actually urked my soul.

Ty

Jealous Im not on an exotic island

*uses imagination at desk*

Who Dat

That fruity margarita looked like it was alot of things. Nutritious. Delicious. Nothing like getting your fruits in and some alcohol at the same time. I am here for it.

Multitasking.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A32M0-KYTu0 eveRyone knows thAt Jesus was white. what planet are you from, ZanZanini?

D*mn Sandy u going in on another blogger But these pics tho she is bright now

I’m wit TY

She got a Light Skinned Friend Look Like Michael Jackson,
She Got A Dark Skinned Friend Look Like Michael Jackson

lovezoe

IsThisThingOn…

GAGIRL87 says:

My brother got saved tnis past Sunday you guys I’m so proud of him

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God bless your brother (and all of our young men out here). Heaven rejoices over him and so do I.

<—- *mothers board church wave*

MsOnederful

Ky CAKES

http://sandrarose.com Sandra Rose

Smonae says:

D*mn Sandy u going in on another blogger
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From what I understand she sold her blog. So…

IsThisThingOn…

From what I understand she sold her blog. So…
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@SandraRose

Good morning to you.

…so are you saying she doesn’t have a “TotallyHer Media” type arrangement?

Crickett

That girl is sick!
At some point in a darker black girls life she is vulnerable to self hate. If she doesn’t fix herself or someone doesn’t hurry up and tell her she is pretty the mutilation begins and its hard to stop. It’s not just African American girls, I have seen this in African and Island girls. Sad, and I don’t think it’s the European’s fault, its our own transgressions.

http://msfefe.com MsFefe

Hmmm… I think the girl on the right is a LITTLE darker than this picture. That’s Fallon. She works with Necole on her blog and does a whole other buncha media related stuff. I went to high school with her. Really nice girl but I recall her being a liiiittle darker than this pic. A quick Google search shows Necole looking darker in some images, where as other she has on makeup way too light for her skin tone. Who knows. #ThrowThatShade Lmao

mstudammuch

That looks like a good ole #FILTER… Filters.. Making heauxs lighter since 2011